Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued December 26 at 7:17PM CST until December 26 at 10:30PM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 26, 2024 - 5:17pm
Expires:
December 26, 2024 - 8:30pm
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
East Central Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1030 PM CST.
* At 717 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
De Ridder, Leesville, Rosepine, Merryville, Singer, Fort Johnson,
Bon Weir, New Llano, Tulla, Junction, Stringtown, Cravens, Bivens,
Pickering, Evans and Bundick Lake.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Vernon, LA; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA